Judge rules lawsuits adequately allege Harvard failed to put adequate systems in place that could have prevented dismembering donated bodies; bringing people into the morgue to buy body parts; & taking parts home to sell - for years. 12 lawsuits represent 47 relatives contending school's complicity.

“Counterintelligence is misunderstood as just another intelligence function, [Pentagon CI advisor Shane McNeil] said, but counterspies do not merely collect information. They also deny, deceive, manipulate and disrupt foreign spy operations.“ www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oc...

Thank you to the Alaska Raptor Center for telling the truth that birders already knew: every bald eagle cry you hear in an advertisement is a red-tailed hawk.

Two FOIA appeals submitted today. All part of the process.

The DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information responded to our FOIA request for an unclassified list of Human Subjects Research by providing informative links to a lot of opensource material. We made a public post with the response along with related info at our Patreon page. Check it out:

Our blogpost on FBI interest in UFO *people* continues to get traffic, linked from a paranormal news site & a former NSA officer's substack, among other places. This material tends to attract those sincerely interested in UFO-world machinations. www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/post/ufo-foi...

EFR: DOE Human Subjects Research

"In Utah, 220 facilities reported toxic chemical releases in 2024, according to the most recent TRI report, released this week. "That year, they released 243.2 million pounds of toxic chemicals into the environment — the third-highest total in the nation, trailing only Texas and Alaska."

See which facilities in Utah are releasing toxic chemicals near where you live, based on newly released data for 2024.

Great to see researchers building next generation tools for curating/augmenting social media feeds. There remain sticky challenges for incentivizing and sustaining use of tools like these, but design (eg around attention dynamics) has played a role in where we are right now, and can help get us out.

The EFR blog has posts on UFO contactees' potential connections to espionage crimes, law enforcement records about suspicious activity at Area 51, how the Los Alamos Lab ties into such research, & related FBI informants. All that glitters is not UFO. www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/blog

The National Security Agency ‘expedited’ a FOIA request — then took 1,827 days to process it. The Defense Department ‘expedited’ another — it took 1,119 days. Now, Trump wants requesters to pay $50k if a court expedites a FOIA lawsuit? No way.

🚨📢 FREE EFR Patreon post In 2018, Steven Aftergood at Federation of American Scientists sought & obtained an unclassified list of classified Human Subjects Research projects at DOE. See what he learned & find out the DOE's 2025 response to the same FOIA request. www.patreon.com/posts/140386...

EFR's @ericalukes.bsky.social & @jackbrewer.bsky.social guest on the October edition of the @anomalyarchives.bsky.social Patreon lecture series. They argue deception in the UFO genre is important to understand, regardless of what unusual phenomena may exist. anomalyarchives.org/events/anoma...

J Allen Hynek vindicated? Lol, not really, but somewhat. www.newscientist.com/article/2498...

The Twilight Zone premiered on this date in 1959. The show's creator, Rod Serling, had been a successful TV writer for several years, penning hard-hitting dramas that often ran afoul of the censors. Serling realized he could elude censorship by calling his commentary sci-fi.

The agency recently received $30 billion for hiring and training initiatives.

Special offer: Download my book for free. sharonahill.com/scientifical...

Furlough comes for your right to know. The District Court for DC (which handles the lion's share of FOIA cases) has entered a district-wide stay on all non-emergency court deadlines.

You can also find 10 standalone lessons, on topics like “How to Read a Scientific Paper” and “How to Critically Evaluate Claims,” with interactive features and elements to help you in your reporting. The tool helps break otherwise daunting tasks down into digestible components.

Every Story is a Science Story. That’s why, with @rjionline.bsky.social, TON has been hard at work developing a free tool to make it easier for journalists on any beat to strengthen their stories by incorporating science. And today, that tool - the Science Reporting Navigator - is live! 🧪

PEN America has released their latest report on the state of school book bans in 2024-2025. They've found nearly 23,000 book bans since 2021, and there were 6,870 in 2024-2025. This report is crucial reading for understanding the state of book censorship right now. bookriot.com/pen-america-...

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On Fri., Oct.3, we'll be tabling with Let Davis Read at the WSU Unity conference!! Join us and other organizations as we talk about how far censorship has gotten. www.weber.edu/unity-confer...

The good side of ufology is about real witnesses, their perception, pedagogy, psychology and all the topics investigators have to know to resolve cases: astronomy, astronautic, weather, airplanes etc. The bad side is misinformation of manipulated believers. I’ve met a lot of extremists among them.

The UFO genre has a long history of turning the other cheek when political extremism supports saucer stories. The UFO topic was used to covertly promote such political ideologies, according to mid-20th century FBI records, informants & researchers. www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/post/ufo-foi...

Several FOIA requests & related research culminate in our latest blogpost: UFO FOIA Records Often Reflect Espionage Investigations Intelligence agency interest in UFOs was typically about people, not saucers www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/post/ufo-foi...

My latest blogpost, resulting from research conducted with @ericalukes.bsky.social of @expandingfrontiersresearch.org. Records obtained through the FOIA create a decidedly different assessment of the UFO scene than is cultivated through UFO orgs & the literature they distribute. Night & day, really.

Research conducted by EFR indicates intelligence agencies documented much more about subversive activities surrounding UFO personalities than they collected relevant information about the flying saucers the demographic claimed to study. www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/post/ufo-foi...

“Doing good should not justify bad behavior,” writes Susan R. Madsen in an op-ed. “Our research continues to show that Utah falls short in most areas linked to thriving for girls and women.”

The DOJ affirmed FBI action in our appeal of its 'no records' response to our FOIA request on "Dreamland Resort." The related post was updated as pictured below & may be viewed at: www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/post/dreamla... View the DOJ appeal response at: drive.google.com/file/d/1PROE...

In 2019, @jackbrewer.bsky.social submitted a FOIA request to FBI on UFO writer Stanton Friedman. FBI produced previously released records. A Mandatory Declassification Review was requested, yielding little more (99 pages reviewed, 57 released). 1/2 www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/post/fbi-con...

Can someone who knows what they are talking about give me some recommendations for Appalachian #folklore references - central and northern, stories, superstition, belief. None of the modern garbage on witches or internet ghost tales. Academic stuff is preferred.

The Cloverdale Mine never made anyone rich. But it meant a lot to Bill Humble, who spent years living at the abandoned mine -building and repairing, surprising hikers, getting away from society. His grandson is trying to preserve the site and that story. www.altaonline.com/dispatches/a...

Check out this U. of Chicago podcast with Edwin Kite offering insights on climate and life on Mars, the Mars Sample Return mission, a transformative scaled up version of Ingenuity that can fly hundreds of kilometers, and more! @edwinkite.bsky.social news.uchicago.edu/big-brains-p... 🧪🔭 #Mars

In Feb 2023, EFR submitted a FOIA request to FBI for records responsive to Esalen Institute. A series of follow up requests & appeals ensued that includes some semi-confusing & unclear circumstances. Short thread to try to share better understandings. cc: @ericalukes.bsky.social @davetroy.com 1/x

Let's hope so, let's hope so.

The Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information advised EFR in an interim FOIA response that its website search engine may be helpful to explore topics such as Human Subjects Research. Results of a preliminary search: www.osti.gov/search/seman...

Is remote viewing simply a cover story? An opsec sleight of hand laundering real intel sources like satellites & informants? Today, Getting Spooked examines the messy history of remote viewing, replete with Scientology & MKUltra connections, to find out. tannerfboyle.substack.com/p/remote-vie...

We’ve got mail, @ericalukes.bsky.social

Effective fact-checking requires ongoing & uniform application. Trust should not factor so that work stands on its own merit. We must be mindful in reviewing each successive offering. It's not the writer or the outlet. It's the substance of the work. Let it stand or fall on its own.

If you were among those victimized in the SafeMoon investment scheme, FBI wants to hear from you. Check out the thread below with links to our work @expandingfrontiersresearch.org on the SafeMoon debacle, including FOIA work on complaints filed with consumer protection agencies.

FBI has set up an online form for victims of the SafeMoon investment scheme. forms.fbi.gov/victims/Safe...

An abandoned plan to visit another star highlights the perils of billionaire-funded science

The NSA denied today a request for records on Project Palladium submitted by @jackbrewer.bsky.social in 2018. The Agency cited the 1st & 3rd FOIA exemptions in determining the existence or nonexistence of such records is properly classified. Appeal forthcoming. 1/3

‪"Dear Mr. Hoover: "A very Happy Birthday...July 1967. "I am very Lucky to have the opportunity this afternoon to be able to Introduce to you the ufo contact igap journal." IGAP was the International Get Acquainted Program, lol. I'm sure Mr. Hoover was deeply moved. vault.fbi.gov/UFO/UFO%20Pa...

There are some challenges that can make requesting text messages more difficult than other public records. This guide will help you prepare for these challenges and navigate them. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

The Cassini Saturn mission ended with its "Grand Finale" #OTD in 2017. To avoid the possibility of colliding with and possibly contaminating one of Saturn’s moons, the probe incinerated itself by plunging into the planet's atmosphere. 🧪 🔭 Video: Artist's conception, from a NASA/JPL-Caltech video

Two men have been arrested after allegedly leaving an incendiary device underneath a FOX 13 News vehicle.

Read our latest research delving into a mid-20th century mix of purported UFO contactees, political extremists, & FBI informants keeping the Bureau advised of developments. Sources include declassified FBI & NSA records. www.patreon.com/posts/purpor...